Benavides (Spanish pronunciation: [benaˈβiðes]; also called Benavides de Órbigo, Leonese: Banavices) is a municipality in the province of León, Spain. It is part of the route of St. James. As of 2018, the population is 2497. The total area is 74.07 km (46.02 mi).

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Benavides Banavices
municipality
Coat of arms
Benavides
Coordinates: 42°32′5″N 5°56′19″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Municipality	Benavides
Government
• Mayor	Ana Rosa Sopeña Ballina (PP)
Area
• Total	74.07 km2 (28.60 sq mi)
Elevation	840 m (2,760 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,497
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Demonym	Benavidense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	24280
Telephone prefix	987
Website	www.aytobenavides.es

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